Today we will be hearing from newest member of the firm Mia Saling. Mia is her last year at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Law firm owner Mark Deniz states, "Mia came highly regarding and we are lucky to have us on the team. She has one of the most diverse and...
Month: January 2015
Month: January 2015
S.F. public defender detained outside court; office outraged
The video can be seen here. The full article can be found here. Police seldom venture inside the courthouse unless they have a subpoena and are ready to testify for a hearing. The criminal courthouse is the workplace of criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors....
Record numbers of “accused” criminals exonerated
I was reading an article about a record number of people accused of crimes being exonerated. The article goes on to say prosecutors are more willing to admit mistakes. Make no mistake... this is not because defense attorneys have gotten better. It is not that...
Wrong-way San Diego DUI driver crashes on I-5
There are two ways to elevate a San Diego DUI from a misdemeanor to a felony. One is to have too many priors in a 10 year window. The other way is to have the DUI result in "injury". This is a very litigated issue in the San Diego DUI community. Obviously, the...
Escondido accident may be thought of as a Reckless Driving
In Escondido an officer was pulling over a vehicle and another vehicle hit the officer. It appears the driver hit the officer at the front passenger side. Short of finding out the other driver may be a Escondido DUI, this just looks like a traffic accident....
Saturation Patrols and DUI Checkpoints
DUI Checkpoints occur all over California. There was a recent checkpoint in neighboring San Bernardino county. There is more and more emphasis on Saturation patrols. Saturation Patrols usually result in more DUI arrests than checkpoints. Each comes with its issues....
Not all San Diego Criminal Charges are equal
I read the article (below) where an unlicensed driver and it created a perfect illustration in an interesting part of criminal law....which is all cases are created equal. I have handled thousands of San Diego DUI cases. No two cases are the same. People come in and...
NBA player taken into custody for suspicion of DUI
When someone gets a San Diego DUI, it is usually not plastered on the news unless someone has been harmed. However, as soon as a celebrity obtains a San Diego DUI, everyone hears about it. Well, another celebrity has obtained a DUI this month. Although it is reported...
Cops question checkpoint tactic Florida DUI Video
I have heard of many ways on how to approach a San Diego DUI checkpoint. The article was about a Florida DUI checkpoint The concept is sound. The lawyer does not want the officer to make observation which becomes the basis of a detention and arrest of a person....
San Diego police sergeant sues over racist cartoon shown during training session
This honestly suprises me. The San Diego City Attorney, SDPD, and other city entities usually has such a fluid system that issues like this do not occur. I cannot believe this was not found earlier. Someone internally is going to be accountable for this. The wagons...
